Is a TikTok ban really going to happen? If so, what does it mean for authors? Regardless, considering the unstable landscape of constantly shifting algorithms, how can writers achieve long-term success in social media marketing — without sacrificing their mental health?
Realm Chef has three fundamental mindset shifts to recommend, and a practical tool ready for each step.
TikTok algorithms — any social media algorithms, really — make me think of a genie. Not the fun Disney kind; the evil, tricksy sort who promise great treasure, but ONLY if you ask just the right question with just the right sequence of words. It’s alluring, and exhausting, and so quickly distracts authors from their original goal: reaching readers.
Thankfully, this is one genie whom it’s never too late to put back in the lamp. When I’m floundering in the quagmire of social media marketing, a simple reframing makes all the difference:
If I remember the desired end — rather than letting the means (navigating the algorithm) become a constantly shifting end in themselves — then my author marketing efforts instantly regain focus, while my mental health breathes a mini sigh of relief.
Once your book is uploaded, Chef’s understanding of your work enables it to:
With Chef as my expert consultant, I can stay grounded and laser-focused on the true goal behind social media marketing, turning mountains — possible TikTok bans, black-box algorithms, and their ilk — into minor speed bumps.
I still am in awe of the quality of CHAT that Realm Chef puts out. Have not found anything close to that. It truly is like conversing with another writer. ~ Ingrid Edisen, Author
Now that you’re recentered on your goal, the next mindset shift is about how you measure that goal. When you’re lost in the algorithm maze, it’s easy to obsess over vanity metrics: how many views? Likes? Comments? Followers?
These are great and all (yay, dopamine!), but they distract from the most important metric: book sales. Chasing them leads away from the ultimate goal — building a community of engaged readers — and straight back to the algorithm genie’s waiting room, where your success and mental health are both vulnerable to any shift in the social media weather. Like a TikTok ban, for example.
Let’s reframe:
For this, Realm Chef’s automated story bible is a life-saver. (See this blog post for a breakdown of how the story bible generator is a revolutionary marketing tool!) With all my book’s details instantly organized into accessible categories — chapter summaries, timeline events, character profiles, location profiles, back cover blurb, logline — I can quickly work with Chef to generate quality social media content that is:
Story Bible Generation in progress:
Remember, marketing is storytelling! It’s not about self-promotion, but generosity: you are sharing your story with readers who need it. With Chef’s story bible as your ally, focus on adding value to the lives of your target audience; the return value — a community of loyal readers — will weather any TikTok ban or algorithm shift.
Realm Chef is a game changer! This is the AI application a lot of people who don’t want AI to write for them have been waiting for. ~ Elizabeth Ann West, Author & CEO Future Fiction Academy
This one’s easy: don’t get fixated on any specific platform. You don’t have to post everywhere — in fact, I advise NOT to spread yourself too thin — but in the event of a TikTok ban or other such social media storm, it’s wise to have at least one other platform to fall back on.
To do this without sacrificing your mental health, prioritize flexible content that you can cross-post. TikTok videos can double as Facebook reels; Instagram carousels work as TikTok posts; YouTube shorts can be repurposed across the social media marketing board.
How to create all this content without sacrificing writing time OR stressing yourself out? Enter Realm Chef’s suite of marketing tools, the secret weapon against TikTok bans and bewildering algorithms:
Just upload your book, hit “generate”, and let Chef create an arsenal of quality social media posts, ready to be deployed to your chosen platform and/or cross-posted at will. It’s like social media insurance: no matter what happens with the algorithm or government regulation, you have a library of flexible content — in MINUTES. No hours of labor on your end; no losing valuable writing time to social media marketing; no fretting that all that time may end up wasted if a TikTok ban becomes reality.
The progress of the TikTok ban in the United States government reminds us how little control we have over social media marketing. Rather than drowning in an algorithm-induced stress-hurricane, let’s focus on what we CAN control: reframing our mindset, and telling great stories with our marketing.
With Realm Chef’s book consultation chat, automated story bible, and ad generators in your toolkit, you can take a deep breath, knowing your anchor is strong enough to weather any social media storm. Come what may — TikTok bans, algorithm shifts, life upheavals — let Chef streamline your marketing process so you can put all that time back where it should be: writing stories. Your reader community is waiting!
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